LOVE HEARTWOOD - EN ROUTE TO NET ZERO
Liz Pearson joined Blue Patch in 2019.
Her business, Love Heartwood makes wooden gifts, toys and homewares to help families live more simply and sustainably. From the outset, sustainability was important to Liz and she explains how, with the help of Blue Patch she created her first climate report.
bp What led you to want to work out your carbon footprint?
LP We’ve made the commitment to run Love Heartwood in the most ethical way, which meant some form of carbon auditing.
bp What is your advice to others?
LP Don’t worry about not knowing anything at the start, auditing carbon is a work in progress.
bp Was there a moment when it all clicked?
LP I didn’t have an aha moment as such, I think it is one of those things where the more you do it the easier it gets.
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Photo: Wendy Davis
Photo: Rebecca Thompson Photography
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Top: Pull My Thread - Textiles for a Cool Planet, Brantwood, Cumbria, 2024. Photo: Taormina Miller
Bottom: LET’S DO NET ZERO Workshop
Photo: In The Right Light Photography
Jane Langley is Founder of Blue Patch, a sustainable business community
BLUE PATCH SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS
Meet our 2024 winners.
Every year, Blue Patch’s Sustainability Awards recognise high-quality, sustainable and ethical businesses that are helping to protect our environment, support others and make a difference. If you would like to enter the awards, find out more about membership:
Environment Award
Winner: Green Salon Collective; pioneers with hairdressing waste.
Finalist: Denby Pottery
Community Award
Winner: Groundwork Gallery, a showcases for contemporary environmental art in King’s Lynn, Norfolk. Finalist: Spark & Bell.
Heritage Award
Winner: Angela Cole, a basketmaker using traditional willow weaving methods. Finalist: Paper2Pearls.
Newcomer Award
Winner: U-Build created relocatable, sustainable workspaces for Sustainable Ventures at County Hall, London. Finalist: Juliet O Designs.
Madder Cutch & Co.
Lincolnshire
Original textile designs, handprinted on linen using sustainably sourced plant dyes.
maddercutchandco.com
Natural Bed Co.
Yorkshire
Solid wood beds and bedside tables, handmade from sustainably sourced timber.
naturalbedcompany.co.uk
Factory Furniture
Oxfordshire
Contemporary furniture design and manufacture in FSC sustainable timbers.
factoryfurniture.co.uk
Blackbird Bespoke
Kent
Handmade and bespoke metal furniture, mirrors, lighting and architectural metalwork.
blackbird-bespoke.com
Newton Paisley
Kent
Newton Paisley creates naturethemed fabrics and wallpapers, all designed and hand-drawn by conservation biologist Dr Susy Paisley. Each design tells of neglected and endangered species, and contributes towards preserving critical wild habitat.
newtonpaisley.com
Coldharbour Lights
London
The impact of a decadent chandelier in an easy-fit feather light shade. These luxuriant, whimsical designs are handmade to order with sustainably sourced, hand dyed feathers. Bespoke colour mixes and free sample service available.
coldharbourlights.com
Denby Pottery
Derbyshire
Inspired by colours of the natural world, Kiln Blue is Denby’s new collection of ceramics and housewares which are versatile, beautiful and durable.
Sustainably made and handcrafted for over 200 years using locally sourced Derbyshire clay.
denbypottery.com
Ava Innes
Elgin, Scotland
Temperature regulating cashmere duvets, wool pillows and large cashmere blankets. avainnes.com
Fiona Howard Wallpapers
West Sussex
Unique wallpapers designed using hand-carved lino blocks. Printed on FSC paper in the UK.
fionahoward.com
edwardbulmerpaint.co.uk
Edward Bulmer Natural Paint
Herefordshire | London Showroom, 194 Ebury Street, SW1W 8UP
Natural is the ‘true’ eco! Edward Bulmer has poured over 30 years of experience into every tin, creating beautiful colours backed up by ecological principles.
The pioneering, plant-based paints offer more than just a colour choice; their unique formulas are highly breathable, healthy with no harmful VOCs or microplastics. Historically resonant yet robust for modern living, the pigment rich paints give outstanding coverage, are easy to apply and create an unrivalled finish.